Get Your Rear in Gear – Fort Collins – 5K Run/Walk

Saturday September 26, 2026
Fossil Creek Park • Fort Collins, CO

Online Registration Closed 9/24

Still want to join? See packet pick-up info below.

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Join us at Fossil Creek Park in Fort Collins for the 2026 Get Your Rear in Gear - Fort Collins colon cancer 5K run/walk on Saturday, September 26, 2026. This event raises funds for the Colon Cancer Coalition.

Registration Fees

Early Bird Fees: through August 26
Adult: $30
Youth (18 and under): $20
Kid’s Fun Run (10 and under): $10
Virtual Participant: $25

Regular Fees: August 27– Event day
Adult: $35
Youth (18 and under): $25
Kid’s Fun Run (10 and under): $10
Virtual Participant: $25

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH AT 9:00 PM

Event Information + Schedule

Date: Saturday, September 26

Address: Fossil Creek Park 5821 S Lemay Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80525

Event Schedule:
7:30 AM – Registration & Day of Packet Pick-Up
8:30 AM – Opening Ceremony
8:50 AM – Kid’s Fun Run
9:00 AM – 5K Timed Run & Untimed Walk
10:15 AM – Closing Ceremony: Team, Individual + Runner Awards

Packet Pick-Up

DATE: Friday, September 25
TIME: 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Centers For Gastroenterology
3702 S Timberline Rd # A, Fort Collins, CO 80525
**Pickup shirts and bibs early, save time on event morning by picking up your stuff early!

ON-SITE PACKET PICKUP
DATE:
Saturday, September 26
TIME:
7:30 – 8:30 AM
LOCATION:
Fossil Creek Lake Pavilion #2, Fort Collins, CO 80525

Event Contacts

Mariah Kerr
Event Manager
Colon Cancer Coalition / Get Your Rear in Gear Events
Email Mariah

Kevin Seely
Local Event Director
Get Your Rear in Gear – Fort Collins

The Blue Mile

Celebrate, honor, or remember someone impacted by colon cancer with a custom corrugated yard sign that event staff will place on the course.

After the event, take your sign home!

Order Your Blue Mile Sign!

Keep Your Funds Local

Get Your Rear in Gear grants create and fund programs in communities across North America to remove barriers to screening, educate the public about signs and symptoms, reduce patients’ financial burden, and fund research to fight colon cancer.

The funds YOU raise stay in your community to make a local impact!

Sponsors

Presenting Sponsors

Survivor/Patient

Blue Zone

National Sponsors